MUMBAI šC Indian billionaire Gautam Adani¡¯s plan to rehouse a million people living in one of Asia¡¯s biggest slums is fueling worries among residents about his capacity to deliver amid high-profile financial setbacks and allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s allies afforded him favorable treatment.
The Dharavi slum, about three-quarters the size of New York¡¯s Central Park, featured in Danny Boyle¡¯s Oscar-winning 2008 movie ¡°Slumdog Millionaire.¡± Its open sewers and shared toilets, close to Mumbai¡¯s international airport and high-rises housing foreign companies, stand in contrast to India¡¯s development boom.
Adani is at the helm of plans to redevelop Dharavi after the Maharashtra state government in July approved his $614 million (?89.8 billion) contract bid to overhaul the slum, which is known for producing leather goods, following years of failed attempts.
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